THETA CHI PRINCIPLES

Becoming a member of Theta Chi opens doors to a lifetime of learning and personal growth. Our members have access to a global network of alumni, as well as to leadership opportunities on campus and beyond. Part of Theta Chi’s educational mission is to prepare its members for the demands of life after graduation; we help by providing a variety of leadership and education events throughout the year.

WHO WE ARE

The virtues of Truth, Temperance,and Tolerance

The usefulness of our Fraternity; we seek the mutual benefit and improvement of all our members and strive to serve our country and our fellow man

Motto: Θηρόποεα Χείρ – an “Assisting Hand”

True Friendship; we extend an “Assisting Hand” to one another; we seek to exact harmony and prevent strife among our members

The primacy of Alma Mater; we are loyal students and alumni for life

The promotion of knowledge and advancement of culture

FOR PARENTS

HISTORY

General Founding

Psi chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity was founded on May 4, 1918. The organization was antedated by a men’s group, known as the Aota Club. The group had a solid academic basis and formed into a local fraternity called Alpha Sigma Tau. This took place in the spring of 1916. For the next two years Alpha Sigma Tau had the highest grade point average for any campus organization. The local group’s affiliation with Theta Chi was the result of these grades and recommendations from the University President, Charles Van Hise and the Dean of Men Goodell. In addition, their application was favored because of the fraternity’s abstinence from alcohol.

Founders

Frederick W. Fuhrman

Clarence L. Johnson

James Hugo Wegener

First President of Psi

Walter E. Malzahn

Theta Chi House, 144 Langdon Street, 1927

Timeline

1915-Seven University of Wisconsin undergraduate men form a fraternal group

1915–16 members move into Ramsay Cottage at 424 Charter Street, rented for $35 a month.

1916–Group became known as the Ramsay Club, after the name of the house they occupied.

1916 The group reorganizes as the Aota Club and moves to 625 North Frances Street

1916 Aota Club becomes a Greek letter organization, Alpha Sigma Tau

1917 Alpha Sigma Tau rents a house at 148 West Gilman

1918 Theta Chi accepts Alpha Sigma Tau’s petition to become a member of its fraternity.